When you look up at the night sky, planets seem calm and fixed. But a new study shows that nearby planetary systems can be ...

A University of Arizona-led team discovered a growing planet, WISPIT 2b, forming inside a disk gap around a young star. The finding confirms theories that protoplanets carve out gaps in disks of gas ...

By tracking tiny stellar wobbles, astronomers have detected planets forming around young stars for the first time.

A rare image reveals a giant planet clinging to two stars, helping scientists understand how planets survive in chaotic star ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you have yet to see late summer’s “planet parade,” this ...

Probably the easiest planet to locate this month is Saturn. As soon as darkness falls, you'll be able to readily find it in the southeastern sky; one of the very few bright objects shining against the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A six-world parade will be on show to early rising ...